Gleneagles Hotel Scotland, Scottish golf accommodation photos, spa building location, luxury resort pictures
Gleneagles Hotel Spa + Golf Resort
Scottish luxury accommodation in Perthshire. Highland course near Blackford, UK
post updated 16 December 2025
Location: Auchterarder, Perthshire, Highlands – central Scotland
E-mail: resort.sales(at)gleneagles.com
photo © Adrian Welch
Luxury Scottish Hotel
Gleneagles Hotel
Upon opening in 1924 Gleneagles Hotel was labelled ‘A Riviera in the Highlands’, ‘The Eighth wonder of the World’ and ‘The Playground of the Gods’. Gleneagles has attracted many famous names – for golfing, fine dining and luxury accommodation – including Bing Crosby to Sean Connery.
Photo of the main building, taken on 29 February 2020:
photo : Graeme Yuill, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The Hotel is a Five Red Star golf resort set in 850 acres of Perthshire countryside, Scotland. It celebrated its 80th anniversary in Jun 2004.
There is a Fitness centre at this golf resort called The Club.
Gleneagles is a member of The Leading Hotels of the World; one of the Great Golf Resorts of the World; and a founder member of Connoisseurs Scotland. The venue hosted the G8 summit of world leaders in July 2005.
The Hotel was designed in the style of a French chateau and the sedate landscaping was inspired by Capability Brown.
photo © AJW
Gleneagles Hotel architect: James Miller
PGA Centenary Course + King’s + Queen’s
Courses include notably the PGA Centenary Course designed by Jack Nicklaus, to be the venue for the 40th Ryder Cup matches in 2014. Other golf courses on the estate include King’s, Queen’s and the nine hole Wee Course.
Gleneagles Hotel Chefs
Gleneagles Hotel has several key chefs, with Darron Bunn serving as the current Executive Chef overseeing overall culinary direction as of mid-2024, while the famed Andrew Fairlie, a legendary two-Michelin-starred chef who passed in 2019, remains a significant part of the estate’s legacy, with his restaurant continuing under the expert team led by Stephen McLaughlin.
Other notable figures include Alan Gibb, who previously led multiple hotel restaurants, and Gordon Dochard, who heads the Culinary Academy for chef development.
Contact Gleneagles:
Freephone: 0800 389 3737 (UK only)
Toll Free: 1 866-881 9525 (USA only)
+44 (0) 1764 662231
The grand entrance, photo taken on 8 October 2016:
photo : Anthony O’Neil, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Address: FREEPOST, Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland PH3 1BR
Gleneagles Hotel Scotland – Resort / Hotel Development, further information on this famous Scottish luxury accommodation.
Information correct at time of posting – please check details with the hotel.
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Location: near Auchterader, Perthshire, Scotland, UK.
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